While your editorial focuses on the negatives surrounding the proposed plan to build a multi-modal facility off Bland Boulevard, please consider the positives.

The current facility on Warwick Boulevard has very limited parking, which restricts ridership growth. Also, the current facility lacks easy access to the local Interstate network, which the Bland Boulevard facility (just of I-64), and the smaller facility proposed for downtown Newport News (adjacent...

The engineer of a Maryland commuter train that plowed into an oncoming Amtrak train Friday night broke rules by traveling 63 mph as he approached a stoplight and then threw the emergency brakes too late to stop before the fiery crash that killed 11...

With advance preparation and planning, there is no reason why a person with arthritis should not be able to fully enjoy a trip. The Arthritis Foundation reports that planning ahead is the key to traveling with any person who has a disability.''Having...

With advance preparation and planning, there is no reason why a person with arthritis should not be able to fully enjoy a trip. The Arthritis Foundation reports that planning ahead is the key to traveling with any person who has a disability.''Having...

Amtrak is considering suspending service on tracks that don't have sophisticated speed controls by a Dec. 31 deadline, the railroad's top executive said Thursday, threatening to disrupt operations across the U.S. in a push to strengthen safety after a...

July 14-16 is a good weekend for Cubs fans to be in Baltimore, when the World Series champs play three games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the first and greatest of the retro ballparks inspired by Wrigley and Fenway.
Most out-of-towners make a point of...

Baby, it's cold outside. But you can make February sizzle if you think beyond the bonbon box this Valentine's Day and plan a romantic out-of-town rendezvous.
Of course, countless hotels peddle cookie-cutter "romance packages." But most are meh —...

A CSX freight train heading to North Carolina derailed near a Metro stop in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, sending 14 cars off the tracks and spilling hazardous material, officials said.
No injuries were reported and no evacuations were ordered.
The train...

Laurel FOP Lodge 11 has endorsed Mayor Craig Moe, Michael Leszcz, H. Edward Ricks, Donna Crary Valerie Nicholas and Fred Smalls.
Over the past 4 years the FOP has worked closely with the mayor and city council on a number of items and we feel the...

It's three days before the Maryland Million and the terrace level at Laurel Park is crammed with workmen, ladders and stacked boxes of new flooring. The smell of fresh paint hangs heavy in the air.
You would not guess the track is about to host the...

The Maryland Transit Administration is adjusting commuter train and bus service during Pope Francis' visit to Washington. Officials say some MARC trains on the Camden and Brunswick lines will add an extra passenger car to carry 125 more riders each during...

A person has been killed after being hit by a train in Prince George's County. The accident occurred early Monday morning in Beltsville, Maryland, when a 57-car train carrying food products struck the unidentified victim on the tracks. MARC's Camden...